Mobile phones & bikes.

[Lonewolf]

I'll put my hand up and admit people using their phones while driving does get my back up. Coming back from my ride yesterday I came across such a cretaure, (female of the species)  ;D, well we blokes wouldn't do it would we?  ::) Anyway she's hogging the outside lane of a two lane carriageway, speed limit only 40 so I thought, no big deal I'll sit tight and she might turn off at the next roundabout. She didnt! >:( So I felt it was my duty, rightly or wrongly to inform her of the errors of her ways. Bearing in mind I'd been following her now for about two miles whilst all the time she's chatting on the phone, probably making an appointment to have her hair done or something. A short, sharp hoot on my horn, not in an aggressive manner, just a sort of an attention grabber type of blast. Well no reaction whatsoever, so at the next lights I came up on her off side, she already had her drivers  window down so it was just a polite, "I say excuse me Miss would you mind terribly awfully just asking the person on the other end to wait a moment while I ask you why you are on the phone"?

I must admit I felt like I was intruding as it must have been a very important call judging by the daggers she gave me, but she still clung to her phone like her life depended on it. Consequently we then both turned left at the next set of lights and she then got out of her car and gave me a bollocking for bollocking her! It was quite surreal. Anyway when she felt she had adequately chastised me she walked back to her car, turning once to give me the final daggers and then got back in and drove off.

I feel so vulnerable now, I might have to go and have a lay down.  ;D ;D  Funny thing is the whole incident was caught on my HD GoPro camera, I'm thinking You Tube or local paper to demonstrate once again peoples blase attidude towards mobiles and driving, decisions, decisions. ;D

[fatharry]

I wouldn't mind seeing that footage... best thing to do, make a copy and let the local plod have it!....... some people only learn once they have been penalised for something they have

I get really wound up by people like that.....its against the law...plain and simple, maybe 6 points & £500 would be a better deterrent

As an aside, i have the bluetooth in my helmet connected to my phone, but only cause my phone plays music (i wont use the phone to make calls)...however in 2 occasions in france i was singing along to Iron Maiden (running free) in my helmet, and the sequence of words activated the voice recognition...and the phone, phoned the missus......once at seriously illegal speed limits!!...she asked what i was doing...i replied 1** mph and asked her to hang up!! as i was hanging onto the bars ::) for dear life

[routemaster]

+1 Put the footage on U Tube and perhaps talk to the Police to see whether they are likely to do anything

Steven

[Kwikasfuki]

Was she hot? Did you get her number?  ;D

In all seriousness though couldn't you have flashed your badge at her and then taken delight in doing her for driving whilst on a mobile?

I agree, get the footage on YouTube.

[Lonewolf]

Was she hot? Did you get her number?  ;D

In all seriousness though couldn't you have flashed your badge at her and then taken delight in doing her for driving whilst on a mobile?

I agree, get the footage on YouTube.

No she was not hot & yes I did get her number, (her vehicle registration number ;D), its all on the footage & you can see as clear as day she's on her phone. I was quite suprised that it picked that up but then it is a very wide angled lens. As daft as it sounds we are discouraged for dealing with matters when not actually on duty.  Politics!!

If I stick it on You Tube, will I be breaching her Human Rights, probably knowing my luck and then she'll have me in court!

[pembsgtr]

Flashing badge and talking to her in a real patronizing manner after your bollocking would have been a good move and maybe taken the wind out of her sails a bit, and then just watch her drive off with who knows what going through her mind

[Kwikasfuki]

No she was not hot & yes I did get her number, (her vehicle registration number ;D), its all on the footage & you can see as clear as day she's on her phone. I was quite suprised that it picked that up but then it is a very wide angled lens. As daft as it sounds we are discouraged for dealing with matters when not actually on duty.  Politics!!

If I stick it on You Tube, will I be breaching her Human Rights, probably knowing my luck and then she'll have me in court!

Give me the video. I'll gladly host it on YouTube

[Lonewolf]

I thought there was some rule about you had to get te persons consent if you were going to show them.

[Kwikasfuki]

I thought there was some rule about you had to get te persons consent if you were going to show them.

Is there? Not that I'm aware

[fred24]

I see a dozen people a day using a mobile while driving during my 30mile each way commute and I don't see it ever changing until there are black boxes at the side of the road that can detect it - but do we really want even more surveillance of our motoring habits than we have now

[Kawdolph]

had that a couple of yeras ago ,but without the mobile a female refusing to pull back into slow lane on dual carriageway ,i flashed once and got a royal wave out the window ,undertook her and on my merry way as i got closer to end of dual carriage way police speed check i stopped told the gaurd [police] what had happened was told my word against hers but was asked to point out car when it was on the way which i did,talk about a know it all she promptly told the gardai that if she was been stopped for driving in the fast lane of a dual carriageway she pays her road tax and it entitled to drive in the fast/passing lane of the dualcarriageway and that i  bikler should f*** off ,poetic justice she was given a 60 euro fine and 2 penalty points and was told if she didnt know the rules of the road then it would be doubled,if she had said nothing the gardai couldnt do a thing.

[Kwikasfuki]

When I'm filtering I've seen all sorts: phone, makeup, reading book, laptop etc
Maybe phones need to have speed sensors activated by GPS. Over 5mph and the phone is deactivated. Doesn't help if you're a passenger though  ;D

[routemaster]

I thought there was some rule about you had to get te persons consent if you were going to show them.

In general terms if the images are taken in or from a public area then you don't need the individuals permission to publish them. The rules about posting videos on U Tube might be different.

Steve

[Rusty]

Just do it !

[Lonewolf]

Just do it !

Should I You Tube it or NIP it? I cant really do both :-\